About Us
The Keil Centre’s Chartered Psychologists and Ergonomists provide consultancy, training and personal support to industry, government and private individuals. Established in 1983 by Dr. Ian Tierney, we are a centre of excellence for all branches of psychology and related disciplines.
The Keil Centre’s main office is located in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. We also have a team of consultants based across Australia and operating across Australia and East Asia. Our team works locally and internationally, with projects taking place worldwide.
We have expertise in three main areas, which aim to support the development of capable, healthy and safe people:
- Clinical Psychology & Counselling
- Business Psychology & Wellbeing
- Human Factors & Ergonomics
We are proud to have industry leaders and award winners in our team. Our consultants are senior level experts with a minimum of 15 years’ experience. They are all leaders in their field and are Chartered or Registered practitioners through their professional bodies
Our client base is diverse, both in terms of industry and geographic location. We are pleased to have many clients that choose to work with us again and again because of their confidence in the quality of our work. We look forward to working with you.
Our Approach
The Keil Centre aims to provide innovative, high-quality applied psychology and ergonomics solutions designed for business success.
We provide practical solutions based on sound research, deep professional knowledge, and our considerable business and management experience – not the latest fad or fashion. We have a range of established, award-winning products and we also offer bespoke solutions to meet specific organisational needs.
Since our establishment in 1983, we have set out to be a centre of excellence for all branches of psychology and related disciplines. We do this by employing experienced consultants, many of whom are experts in their chosen field with many years’ experience
We work with organisations in a very collaborative fashion, in many cases developing internal capability for our customers. We form long-standing relationships with our customers, filling the role of a trusted advisor to the top levels of their organisations.
Awards
Our Values
Our values represent the basis of how we operate and are demonstrated in both our work with clients and our internal operations.
Excellence
- We adopt an evidence-based approach in all our work, grounding our decisions and practice in robust research and data.
- We hold ourselves to high professional and ethical standards, evaluating our work to ensure this is consistently of the highest quality.
- We pursue continuous professional development, actively seeking opportunities to enhance our expertise and stay at the forefront of our field.
Partnership
- We build strong, trusting relationships with our clients, grounded in respect and mutual understanding.
- We act with transparency and integrity, collaborating with our clients, treating them as true partners in the process.
- We focus on delivering measurable and meaningful outcomes, meeting our clients’ needs and providing added value.
Leading by Example
- We practice what we preach: we are committed to the health, safety & wellbeing of our own team.
- We engage and motivate our teams, ensure everyone can find joy and satisfaction in their roles and bring their best selves to work.
- We foster team-working and collaboration across teams, ensuring everyone feels valued and respected.
Chartered Credentials
Sustainability and the Environment
Our approach
Our approach to sustainability is founded on sound human factors and psychology principles. We adopt a holistic view for our clients and our own internal processes. We promote sustained business success and reduced risk whilst optimising the work environment and staff wellbeing.
Supporting you
Our business is about improving safety, health, performance and wellbeing.
Safety: We use human factors methods to reduce risks related to major incidents and occupational injury. These are at the individual, team and cultural level.
Health: We support strong mental and physical health. We help to reduce occupational ill-health through applying effective psychological and ergonomics best practice.
Performance: We use human factors principles to optimise human performance. We support organisations to improve working practices, promote employee capabilities, competencies and behaviours, and develop strong safety cultures.
Wellbeing: We promote wellbeing, satisfaction and engagement through resilience training, team development, coaching and counselling. We help to reduce occupational ill-health through applying workplace ergonomics principles.
Contact us to discuss how we can support and complement your organisation’s sustainability programmes and goals.
Internal Sustainability
Our sustainable practices stem from our core company values of Collaboration, People Focus & Professional Integrity.
Employees: We aim to engage, develop and support our staff, with transparency and collective involvement in our operations.
Organisation: We have strong working practices, which are focused on the delivery of quality services to our clients.
Environment: We aim to minimise our impact on the external environment and optimise the internal working conditions for our staff.
Professional credentials
Get in touch
Whether you want to book an appointment, ask for further details or discuss a general enquiry, our team are happy to help.